Going deep, deep, deep and down
While winning is fun and thrashing is funner, the Cal men’s basketball team still has much to build on from the smoldering embers that were once South Dakota State.
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Cal men’s basketball will officially open season Friday against South Dakota State
A few days after one of the most polarizing elections of all time, the Cal men’s basketball team will open its season — on Veterans Day, no less — against South Dakota State.
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Preview of Pac-12 men’s basketball teams
With college basketball gracing our lives again, here’s a look at one writer’s thoughts on how the Pac-12 will play out. UCLA: Last season, the Bruins finished 10th in the Pac-12 and failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament — making it a down year for one of the most
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Cal men’s basketball head coach Cuonzo Martin agrees to contract extension through 2020-21 season
Cuonzo Martin, the Cal men’s basketball head coach, agreed to a contract extension that takes his commitment with the Bears through the 2020-21 season. He is coming off one of the best regular seasons in the program’s history, as the 23-11 Cal team secured the first No. 4 seed in
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The Replacement: Grant Mullins can help save Cal and replace Jordan Mathews
The Cal men’s basketball team was flying high. The Bears had just landed a top-100 recruit in Charlie Moore, who figured to add some flair and creativity to the often stagnant offense, while rumors swirled that Kentucky big man Marcus Lee was going to transfer to Cal — which he
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Jaylen Brown’s claim on a shallow position
It’s easy to dismiss Jaylen Brown as another phenomenal athlete too raw to get major minutes in the NBA who would have benefited from another year of college ball and is going to cost a team a lottery pick only to end up as a role player a la Harrison
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Soul search: what was and what could have been
When Jaylen Brown committed to Cal last May, fans envisioned an ultra-athletic trio of him, Ivan Rabb and Tyrone Wallace running teams off the floor and torturing defenses in an unstoppable pick-and-roll symphony: If you collapsed on Rabb’s roll to the basket, Brown would flash from the weak side for
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Cal men’s basketball falls in opening round of NCAA Tournament to Hawaii, 77-66
A maelstrom of unfortunate events have chipped away at the Cal men’s basketball team over the past week. Its assistant head coach, Yann Hufnagel, was dismissed from the team Monday over allegations of sexual harassment. Its starting point guard, Tyrone Wallace, injured his right hand Wednesday, ending his tournament run.
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Cal men’s basketball to play Hawaii on Friday in 1st game of NCAA Tournament
After a season that started with high expectations, was marred by inconsistency, and ended on a tear through the Pac-12, the Bears have finally secured an invite to the tournament, to March Madness, to the Big Dance. To the only thing that matters. It was announced Sunday that No. 4
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Tale of the Tape: Breaking down 4 Cal men’s basketball plays
The better your team can read and react to a defense, the more success you’ll have on the offensive end. These are four instances in which Cal executed the offense to perfection against different defensive sets. Play 1: As Jaylen Brown began to assert himself in the Cal offense,
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